Whip-socket.



No. 695,719. Patentod Mar. I8, |902.

J. M. GRUFF & E. P. CUULTER.

WHIP SOCKET.

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JOHN M. GROFF AND EDVARD P. COULTER, OFNORTH LAVRENOE, OHIO.

WHIP-"SOCKET".

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SPECIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 695,719, dated March 18,1902.

Application filed September 5, 1901. Serial No. 74,386. (No'modcl.)

To @ZZ whom it may concer/t:

Be it known that we, JOHN M. GROFF and EDWARD P. COULTER, citizens ofthe United States, residing at North Lawrence, in the county of Starkand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWhip-Sockets; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the saine, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to thefigures of refer ence marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevation showing a portion of the upper band or collar broken away.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section showing the whip placed inthe socketand locked. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the parts in position toreceive a whip. Fig. e is a transverse section on line x x, Fig. 2. Fig.5 is a detached view ot one of the whip-lookin g dogs.

The present invention has relation to whipsockets; and it is designedand calculated to lock a whip in the socket, the socket proper beingheld to the dash of a vehicle in the ordinary manner.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the base or support, whichmay be of the form shown or it maybe of any other desired form. To thebase 1 is attached the cylinder 2, which cylinder is formed of a lengthto correspond with the length of the socket designed to be constructedand should be of such a length that when a whip proper is placed in thesocket it will hold the same in an upright position. The top or upperend of the socket 2 is provided with the flared iiange 3, so as t-oprovide a means for easily entering the butt of a whip into the socket.Upon opposite sides of the cylinder 2 are pivotally connected thewhip-locking dogs 4, which Whip-locking dogs are provided with thetrunnions 5, which are seated into reesses 6, formed upon the sides ofthe cylin- For the purpose of limiting the outward movement of thelocking-dogs et and at the same time inclosing the same, so as to give aneat appearance, the downward-extending band 7 is provided, whichdownward-extending band is connected to the top or upper end to thecylinder 2, substantially as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

Upon the cylinder 2 is located the cylinder 8, which cylinder isprovided with the collar 9, which collar rests upon the top of the base1 and is provided upon its periphery with letters and figures, asdesired, and the collar 9 is for the purpose of providing a means forro- 'rating the cylinder 8. i

Upon the cylinder 8 is located a second cylinder 10, which secondcylinder or outer cylinder is rotatable around the cylinder S and isalso provided upon its periphery with iigures or letters of any desirednumber or kind.

The cylinders S and 10 are each provided with slots 11 and 12, whichslots are for the purpose hereinafter described. Directly above the topsof the two cylinders 8 and 10 is located the annular groove 13, whichannular groove is formed in the outer periphery of the cylinder 2.

Over the outer cylinder 10 is located the sliding cylinder 14, whichsliding cylinder when placed in position to lock a whip is elevated, thepin 15 comes in the annular groove 13, at which time said slidingcylinder is free to be rotated in either direction and withoutlimitation. When it is desired to release the locking-dogs Ai, thecylinders 8 and 10 are brought into such a position that the slots 11and 12 will be directly opposite each other, as

illustrated in Fig. 3, and the sliding cylinder 14 rotated until the pin15 comes directly opposite or about the slots 1l and 12, at which timethe sliding cylinder can be moved downward, as illustrated in Fig. 3, sothat its top or upper end will come just opposite the pivotal points ofthe locking-dogs t and the bottom or lower end thereof rest upon thecollar 9.

When the parts are in the position just` above described, the Whip canbe placed in the socket proper, and as the Whip is passed downward itwill throw the dogs outward as it passes the inclined tops 16 of thedogs 15, and when the whip has been placed in proper position thesliding cylinder 14 is moved upward until the pin 15 strikes the topflange of the annular groove 13, which of course limits the upwardmovement of the sliding cylinder 14 and brings the piu 15 inline withsaid annular groovc, at which time the sliding cylin IOD der 14 is freeto be rotated in either direction away from the slots 11 and 12.

For the purpose of providing room for the pin 15 when it islbelow theannular groove the cylinder or socket 2 is provided with the groove 17,which 'groove leads into the annular ygroove 13.

It will be understood that different combinations may be employed; butfor the purpose of describing the operation of a single combination letit be understood that the combination is, reading downward, R A N 4E,the figure 4 being located upon the base 1, N being located upon thecollar 9 of the cylinder 8, and A4 being located upon the outer cylinder10, and the letter R upon the sliding cylinder 14, and when the lettersR A N are brought in line directly above the et the slots 11 and 12 willbe opposite the groove 17 and also opposite each other, and the slidingcylinder will be in such a position that the pin 15 will be at the topof the groove 17 and the slots 11 and l2, at which 'time the slidingcylinder can be moved downward until its bottom or lower end strikes thecollar 9, said downward moving freeing the degli and 'allowing the Whipto ybe removed. It will be understood that the parts must be in thisposition when a whip is to be placed in the socket; but if the whip hasbeen placed in the socket the sliding cylinder can be moved upward androtated in either direction and 'as to add cylinders would be aduplication of the present device.

Forthe purpose of giving the Whip-socket proper aneat appearance a band,such as 1S,

may be located around the slidingcylinder 14 and should be opposite thepin 15, as illustrated. This band is for the purpose of pro-l viding aconvenient means for rotating the sliding cylinder and also moving thesame up end of the pin 15, K It will be understood that suitablerivets,- 'such as 19, should be employed to connect 'the base 1 and thecylinder or socket 2 toand down at the same time covers the outergether. Itwill also be understood that suitable straps or binding-barsshould be located around the socket proper and connected to thedashboard of a vehicle or its equivalent, this construction being commonand needs no explanation here.

For the purpose of providing a means for getting the combination afternight the top or upper ends of the cylinders 8 and 10 are probase, acylinder or socket connected thereto,

dogs pivotally connected to the cylinder or socket and provided withupper beveled ends, an annular groove formed upon the outer periphery ofthe cylinder or socket, a groove leading downward from the annulargroove, cylinders located around the socket or cylinder and providedwith slots, the inner cylinder provided with a collar at its bottom orlower end, a sliding cylinder provided with a pin and characters locatedupon the base the inner and outer cylinders and the slidingcylinder'respectively, substantially as and for the purpose speciiied.

2. In a whip-socket of the class described, the combination of a base, asocket connected thereto, said socket provided with pivoted dogs, a bandconnected to the upper end of the socket and extended downward over theupper ends of the dogs, an annular groove formed in the cylinder orsocket, and a downward-extending groove leading therefrom, rotatablecylinders provided withslots, a sliding cylinder rotatable in anelevated position and non-rotatable in a lowered position, and a pinsecured to the sliding cylinder, and characters adapted to give apredetermined combination, substan tially as and for the purposespecified.4

3. In a whip-socket of the class described, the combination of a base, asocket connected thereto, said socket provided with pivoted dogs, afixed band loc-ated over the dogs, a sliding cylinder rotatable when inan elevated position and provided with a pin, an annular groove formedupon the periphery of the socket, a slot formed in the socket andcommunicating with the groove, rotatable cylinlders locatedconcentrically around the socket IOO IOS

